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BALING PRESS. No. 334,002.

Patented Jan, 12, 1886.

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BALING -PRESS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 334,002, dated January 12,1886.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PETER K. DEDERICK, of Loudonville, in the county of Albany and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Baling-Iresses; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full and exact description of the same, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of a press constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the automatic feeding devices. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the means constituting the connection between the pitman and traverser. Fig. 4 is a bottom plan of the press-box, showing the the manner of applying the axle thereto. Fig. dis a plan view of the power-applying devices.

Similar letters of reference in the several figures indicate the same parts.

This invention relates to that class of balingpresses for which Letters Patent Nos. 132,566 and 132,639 were granted andissued to me October 29, 1872, and for which numerous other Letters Patent have been granted me since that day, particularly No. 240,973, dated May 3, 1881; and it consists in certain improvements which I will now proceed to describe, and will point out particularly in the claims at the end of this specification.

Referring to the drawings, A represents the bale-chamber of the press; B, the pressbox; O, the condensing-hopper, and D the traverser, all said parts occupying substantially the same relation to each other that they occupy in other presses of this class.

The condensing-hopper C is provided with a movable condenser, U, which is connected to the traverser by the slide-frame, and operates to condense the loose material and carry it over the opening in the press-box in position to be forced down into the press-box in front of the traverser. The traverser reciprocates within the press-box, and at each forward movement forces a charge or section of material into the balechamber.

For the purpose of preventing the return of the pressed material upon the withdrawal of the traverser, suitable retainers, T, are employed. The power end of the press is connected to the press-box and bale-chamber by a longitudinal timber, V, and the connection is braced and supported by means of stay-rods I I I I and uprights H H. To further strengthen the connection, the staff E of the traverser is extended beyond the point where the pitman K isjointed to it, as shownin Fig. 3, and is provided with a cross-head, W, formed by slotting its ends and inserting a piece of iron of sufficient length to project on both sides, the arms of which cross-head slide in ways under the planks or supports 56 m of the powerframe. By this arrangement the outer end of the traverser-staff, in both its forward and backward movements, is held down firmly to the connecting-timber V.'

The power-gear M is of oblong form, and is constructed with teeth, which are graduated both ways from each of four points, z, the smallest teeth being at said points z and the largest ones midway between any two such points. The teeth are also of long and gradually-tapered form. 00 operating with the powergear is the crank-gear L, the teeth of which mesh with the teeth of the power-gear, but are fewer in number, and are graduated both ways from only two points. One revolution of the power-gear causes two revolutions of the crank-gear, and greatly increases the power during the pressing operation, and correspondingly increases the motion on reversing the power.

Secured to the crank-gear L is a crank, Z, cast solid or made in parts, and preferably having an upper bearing, 1, a lower bearing, Z and an intermediate wrist, Z, to which the pitman K is connected. The sweep or horselever F may be rigidly fixed to the larger gear, or it may be pivoted thereto and made to engage with stops on said gear, as shown, and the form of gears may be varied, so as to cause the horses to travel a greater or less distance and proportionately increase or diminish the power, all substantially as shown and set forth in Letters Patent No. 240,973, hereinbefore referred to.

I apply to this machine an automatic feed device as follows: To the top of the standards H, I locate two pivoted pieces of wood, v2 2, and secure arms 3 3 to them firmly, and pivot the outer ends of the arms 3 3 to the feed blade or head 4, and I extend one end of the top arm 3' past top journal 2, and at the outer end I attach a weight, 5, suificiently heavy to overbalance and elevate the feed blade 4. To the lower arm 3, I attach a chain, 6, and at the point of attachment I connect the arms 3 3 together, as shown, in order to strengthen the fastening. The other end of the chain 6, after passing around under roller 7, between the traverser-- horns,I secure to girt 8,which is firmly secured in the frame of the press or hopper. The chain 6 might be attached to the traverser or horns or projections from the same; but in such case the chain must follow it and dangle about, whereas in the construction show-n the traverser or roller 7 only strikes it near the backward limit of its stroke, thus drawing the feeder down, the feed-blade 4 passing through the hopper G and into the press B, carrying the charge of hay with it in front of the traverser D, by means of which, in connection with the power machinery, successive charges are forced into the bale-chamber and formed into bales.

It should be observed that as the traverser nears its backward limit of stroke it draws down the feeder, and that as by means of the combination of gear H and L the traverser is reversed to this limit twice during one round of the horse-lever, the feeder is drawn down twice and feeds down two charges to one round of the horse-lever or team; also, that by the combination and operation of the same gear-wheels, M and L, the motion is so varied as to be very rapid at and near the backward limit of traverserstroke, thereby passing the feeder down and withdrawing it again so rapidly as to consume very little time, and correspondingly increases the time for feeding another charge. This latter advantage applies also to single-stroke eccentric gear, as shown in Letters Patent No. 132,639, granted me October 29, 1872, and altogether greatly increasing the capacity, time, and convenience in feeding.

Pitman K might attach direct to traverser D, or any other suitable connection be substituted between the gearing and traverser and between the traverser and feeder with the same effect from the gear.

I nowmount this machine on trucks, the axles of the samepassing through the basetirnbers of the frame, as shown, in order to secure a 'firm and cheap fastening, and also drop the machine so low that the connection L between the press and power may be easily bridged for the horses to pass over it.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. The combinatiomwith the hopper, of the feed blade or head, the pivoted arms by which it is supported, the traverser, and the chain, whereby as the traverser is retracted it operates to positively pull upon the chain and causes the descent of the feed-blade, substantially as described.

2. The combination,with the hopper, of the feed blade or head, the pivoted arms by which it is supported, the weighted arm,the traverser, and the' chain, whereby after the feed-blade has been caused to positively descend by the operation of the traverser the weighted arm will cause said feed-blade to be automatically raised. substantially as described.

3. The combination, in a baling-press, of gears M L, connected,and in combination with traverser D and an automatic feeder, substan tially as set forth, whereby the feed device is operated twice to one revolution of the horselever or power-shaft.

4. In a baling-press, a pair of oblong or eccentric gears and a crank connected to and in combination with a reciprocating traverser and feed device, whereby the motion of the latter is accelerated and time for feeding proportionately increased, substantially as set forth.

P. K. DEDERIOK.

Witnesses:

OYRUs R. DEDERIOK, R. J. VAN SOHOONHOVEN. 

